If we all followed the same path as the OP, we'd all have a lot more money to go on out-of-state hunting trips.

He's got all he needs (and in all reality, it would cover most all of our NEEDS). There's just not much that the .308 cannot do in the deer woods. Life would be a lot more boring, maybe, but it'll do what most all of us really need without fanfare. Yeah, I know, I've lost my "looney status", but reality is harsh sometimes.

You can roll a turd in peanuts, dip it in chocolate, and it still ain't no damn Baby Ruth.